November 10th, 2015 at 7:12 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 11:19 PM ^
MICHIGAN COMIN'!
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November 10th, 2015 at 7:13 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 7:18 PM ^
Well, they will if Michigan wins out. No way will Iowa lose their spot at this point. I mean, mathematically they can, but they won't.
November 10th, 2015 at 7:19 PM ^
We also need Ohio State to beat Michigan State.
November 10th, 2015 at 7:26 PM ^
Not Ohio State, just somebody.
November 10th, 2015 at 7:32 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 9:02 PM ^
If MSU's D-line isn't in Hackenburg's face 0.01 seconds after every snap
November 10th, 2015 at 7:35 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 7:43 PM ^
That would make our loss look worse though.
November 10th, 2015 at 7:46 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 7:47 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 7:56 PM ^
While the mouth breathers from MSU act like it was some sort of triumphant victory entirely due to their perceived greatness. They'll selectively spout certain stats out of their ever-growing heads while ignoring others that definitively show Michigan was and is the better team.
November 10th, 2015 at 8:47 PM ^
The only stat that counts is the one on the score board, they beat us.
November 11th, 2015 at 2:27 AM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 8:25 PM ^
It would take a whole lot of losing at the top of other conferences for an x-2 Michigan team to make the playoffs, reasonably speaking its the Rose Bowl at best and at worst if we win out.
November 10th, 2015 at 9:25 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 9:46 PM ^
Unfortunately for you, ND is in your way.
November 10th, 2015 at 9:51 PM ^
Only because they pussied out of playing us on a yearly basis. Enjoy that cushy SOS. You lost to the only team you played that had a pulse. Or do you count Temple?
November 11th, 2015 at 12:32 AM ^
There is a level of irony in these two posts that I won't troll further.
November 11th, 2015 at 1:14 AM ^
November 11th, 2015 at 1:28 AM ^
November 11th, 2015 at 6:27 AM ^
November 11th, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^
November 11th, 2015 at 10:35 AM ^
Once we beat OSU and Iowa, we will have beaten two.
November 11th, 2015 at 8:53 AM ^
but did so laughing: well played sir.
ND still has a game or two to play yet, in particular Stanford in this scenario.
November 11th, 2015 at 9:51 AM ^
I wasn't trolling though. I am surprised you'd consider it as such. I think I do a much better job when in actual troll mode.
November 11th, 2015 at 10:15 AM ^
I'm pretty sure there are scenarios where both ND could get in and a 2-loss Michigan team could get in, but that would only happen if the committee ranks Michigan above a bunch of 1-loss Big 12 teams. Which I think is reasonable given the fact that they are already ahead of a 1-loss TCU, and in this hypothetical situation Michigan would beat the #3 and #5 teams. So that means really, we just need the following to happen: OK State and Baylor each drop a game, ND beats Stanford, Stanford (or another team) beats Utah. Then there would be no 1-loss teams out of the Pac 12, and we'd just need the committee to rank us above the three 1-loss Big 12 teams.
November 11th, 2015 at 9:42 AM ^
There is no way that a two-loss Michigan team makes the play-offs, even if they win the conference.
Teams ahead of a theoretical BigTen M champ: One-loss Stanford, undefeated Clemson, undefeated Okie Sate (or one-loss Okie State), undefeated Baylor (or one-loss Baylor), one-loss ND, one-loss Bama, one-loss LSU. Outside playoff shots still exist for a one-loss Utah or Florida if they manage to win their conferences. And I didn't even touch on the idea of M having to jump one-loss Iowa and OSU, in the event that M manages to win the BigTen.
That's a lot of teams between M and a 4-team playoff.
November 11th, 2015 at 10:18 AM ^
Why are you so sure 1-loss Baylor or Okie State will be above Michigan? TCU fell behind Michigan already, and Baylor's SoS isn't any harder. If Michigan beats the #3 and #5 teams, you really don't think the committee would have them jump 1-loss Big 12 teams? Because I certainly think it's possible.
As for jumping 1-loss Iowa and OSU, I think the committee would almost have to jump us given that we would beat both of them in this scenario, and also would have won the Big 12. We'd also have one more game than OSU, so same wins.
It's not lkely, but it's certainly psosible I think.
November 11th, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
There's also a lot of football left. I agree it's highly improbable, but lets start knocking out some of your teams ahead of us.
Stanford loses to Oregon, wins Pac-12. Florida loses to FSU but wins the SECCG and either LSU or Alabama drops an SEC game before the end of the regular season. Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, and Baylor all play each other, guaranteeing three loses between them. Throw in TCU and it's not that hard to see the Big 12 champ with two loses. Michigan winning the Big Ten is probably enough to jump one-loss OSU and Iowa who have weak schedules and head to head loses. That leaves Clemson, Notre Dame if they get by Stanford, and two of a two-loss SEC champion, a two-loss Big 12 champion (or co-champion) where the leagues best non-conference win is Tennessee, a two or three loss Stanford, and a two-loss Big Ten champion Michigan. I'd like our chances to be in that top four. Becomes even more solid with a Stanford win over Notre Dame in the last week of the season.
As I see it, the only team "set in stone" barring a very unlikely upset is Clemson. There are plenty of stumbling blocks along the way for everyone else. I agree that the Rose Bowl is probably the most likely ceiling, but it certainly isn't impossible to see us finding our way to the playoff. This could be a 2007-type year where a 2-loss LSU got into the BCS title game.
Edit: Just looked closer and it seems impossible for the Big 12 to end with a 2-loss champion barring a huge upset. Even accepting that, it's still not impossible to see Michigan leaping over a 2-loss ND, a 2-Loss Stanford, a 2-Loss Florida, etc. to get in.
November 11th, 2015 at 9:36 AM ^
Does how our losses look matter at this point? A two loss team isn't making the play-offs.
November 10th, 2015 at 9:55 PM ^
I'd personally like to see them lose the rest of their games this season. In fact, why stop there?
November 10th, 2015 at 7:33 PM ^
Yes, I know that. Fear not because OSU will absolutely destroy MSU.
November 10th, 2015 at 7:43 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 7:43 PM ^
Sparty will implode and is would likely lose to PSU.
November 11th, 2015 at 11:25 AM ^
Sparty will injure a few of their QB's and other skill players by ripping their heads off(or trying to).
A dinged up OSU will get pounced on by a hungrier UM at home and get so pantsed that Meyer is eating pizza alone at half time.
November 10th, 2015 at 11:28 PM ^
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November 10th, 2015 at 7:32 PM ^
I'm not versed in tie-breaker rules, but let's say that MSU ends the season with a single B10 loss, wouldn't they trump us as they beat us? Or is there another tie-breaker that comes ahead of that?
November 10th, 2015 at 7:36 PM ^
If there is a three-way tie, then ranking is the tie breaker. If there is a two-way tie, then head-to-head is the tie breaker.
November 10th, 2015 at 7:41 PM ^
A three way tie isn't possible now though. If MSU beat OSU and presumably beat PSU and we also beat OSU then MSU would win the East.
November 10th, 2015 at 7:42 PM ^
...unless they all end up with two losses. If Sparty beats OSU and we beat OSU, only us and Sparty will have one loss. All the three way stuff was thrown out the window thanks to Nebraska.
November 10th, 2015 at 7:42 PM ^
Not sure there can be a 3-way tie anymore...
November 10th, 2015 at 9:10 PM ^
Extremely unlikely, but possible.
East | CONF | OVR |
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Ohio State | 5-0 | 9-0 |
Michigan State | 4-1 | 8-1 |
Michigan | 4-1 | 7-2 |
Penn State | 4-2 | 7-3 |
November 10th, 2015 at 9:17 PM ^
Step 1:
- PSU & MSU advance at 2-1
- Mich & OSU drop out at 1-2
Two team tiebreaker
- PSU wins w/ win over MSU
November 10th, 2015 at 7:50 PM ^
I'm sorry, but I missed the part where I said it's possible to have a three-way tie. I was just answering the guy's question.
November 10th, 2015 at 8:27 PM ^
If MSU wins out they go.
If OSU wins out they go.
If we win out we go if MSU loses a second game, we can't beat them in tiebreakers.